feh(1): Xinerama: Refer to monitors, not screens

to draw into it or attempt to use options or keybindings which affect window

attributes, such as full-screen mode.

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.It Cm --xinerama-index Ar screen

.It Cm --xinerama-index Ar monitor

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.Pq optional feature, $MAN_XINERAMA$ in this build

Override

.Nm Ns No 's

idea of the active Xinerama screen.

idea of the active Xinerama monitor.

May be useful in certain circumstances where the window manager places the feh

window on Xinerama screen A while

window on Xinerama monitor A while

.Nm

assumes that it will be placed on screen B.

assumes that it will be placed on monitor B.

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.Pp

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In background setting mode: When used with any option other than

.Cm --bg-tile :

Only set wallpaper on

.Ar screen .

All other screens will be filled black/white.

.Ar monitor .

All other monitors will be filled black/white.

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This is most useful in a Xinerama configuration with overlapping screens.

This is most useful in a Xinerama configuration with overlapping monitors.

For instance, assume you have two overlapping displays (index 0 and 1),

where index 0 is smaller.

To center a background on the display with index 0 and fill the extra space

.Cm --bg-max ,

you can use

.Cm --geometry

to specify an offset from one side of the screen instead of centering the image.

to specify an offset from one side of the monitor instead of centering the image.

Positive values will offset from the left/top side, negative values from the

bottom/right.

+0 and -0 are both valid and distinct values.

Note that all options except

.Cm --bg-tile

support Xinerama.

For instance, if you have multiple screens connected and use e.g.

For instance, if you have multiple monitors connected and use e.g.

.Cm --bg-center ,

.Nm

will center or appropriately offset the image on each screen.

will center or appropriately offset the image on each monitor.

You may even specify more than one file, in that case, the first file is set

on screen 0, the second on screen 1, and so on.

on monitor 0, the second on monitor 1, and so on.

Use

.Cm xrandr --listmonitor

to determine how Xinerama monitor IDs map to screens / monitors in your setup.

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Use

.Cm --no-xinerama

to treat the whole X display as one screen when setting wallpapers.

to treat the whole X display as one monitor when setting wallpapers.

You may also use

.Cm --xinerama-index

to use

.Nm

as a background setter for a specific screen.

as a background setter for a specific monitor.

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